Portfolio Architecture 2019

Master of Architecture | Universiti Putra Malaysia

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Project 1 : Neighbourhood Centre + Games

To integrated the community and neighbourhood with traditional or contemporary games in Kuala Kangsar.

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Project 2 : in | between Ville

Vertical courtyard social housing inspired by the rejuvenated alley at Chinatown, Terengganu, to utilise the space in-between the building blocks and increase social interaction.

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Project 3 : Momentum Edutainment Park @ Permas Jaya

Mix development student activities center, to target after-school programs, especially in EXTREME sports, integrated with outdoor & indoor facilities and public community area.

Public Architecture | Pockets of Potential

Neighbourhood Centre +

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Games

Project Year : 2017

roposed Neighbourhood Centre is located along the main street of Kuala Kangsar, with a great location which in the center of Residential, Commercial, Institution and Nature Reserve zone (riverfront) that brings together communal amenities and services which includes communal gardens, play spaces, gyms, retail spaces, farming, dining, learning spaces. Not only encourage the family interaction, and promote the health activities and games to make more interaction between the neighbourhood. By the surround of existing nature elements, games and activities near the site, the design proposal is demonstrating a key vision to Kuala Kangsar: the close integration of community and neighbourhood with traditional games or contemporary games in the landscape.

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Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 1

3 Main Issues: 1. Loss of young generation - no entertainment 2. Lack of well concern on public space • Many public park are not under usage (Long walking distance from residential area) • No proper space for gathering or seating • For example, elderly will gather at waterfront

: no shelter/covered area

: during night become very dark (no light)

: lack of seating area (sit on planter box) 3. Lack of communication between youngster & elderly

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Site Synthesis

Public Architecture | Pockets of Potential

• Land Size : 0.646 Acres / 3,423sqm • Location : Located at the center of commercial & residential zone - NEIGHBOURHOOD

: Near river, get the benefit from the river - ACTIVITIES, NEIGHBOURHOOD • Activities : Existing ‘Gelanggang Petangue’ under the bridge - GAMES

: Abandoned Playground beside the gelanggang - RECREATION, ACTIVITIES 3

Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 1

Design Development

sun orientation

posotive & negative view from site

main road & greenery

oriented to obtain the positive view from proposed site and divide into active and passive zone.

the concept of integration between the neighbourhood and daily lifesyle with games and activities.

Commercial

follow the orientation of site typology, integrated the surroundings characteristics into proposed site

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Public Architecture | Pockets of Potential

Basement Floor Plan 5

Ground Floor Plan

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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan 6

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Front Elevation

Left Elevation

Rear Elevation

Right Elevation

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Section A-A

Section B-B

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Project Gallery

Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 1

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Robust Urban Malaysia Habitat

in | between Ville

Vertical Courtyard Social Housing

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his project is a proposal of high density residential development at Kampung Cina, Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu , Malaysia. The design scheme of this residential project is ‘vertical courtyard social housing’. During the site visitation, we interviewed the local people. About residential, they all preferred to stay at the ‘landed property’. In order to increase the density of city in Terengganu, the future development will towards high rise vertical housing. Thus, the potential of using courtyard as strategy in vertical housing to create the sense of ‘staying at the ground’.

So, every unit entrance by yard or verandah, use to promote the demand and provision of vertical housing in Kuala Terengganu, and increase the social interaction within the neighbourhood.

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Project Year : 2018

Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 2

Background: 1. Base on the interview at Terengganu, 80% of the respondent who wanted their landed property which prefer to live in a village environment which have more community value.

2. Courtyard is one of the traditional

architectural forms that contributed in determining climatic environment,

physical and social interaction.

3. Study the existing courtyard in the old shop lot at China Town, and link with the rejuvenated alley culture, to increase the social vibrant in the neighbourhood context.

Site Plan

Design Issues: 1. Higher demand in landed property, people prefer to stay at the round, resulting in many empty units in apartment/condominium.

2. Lack of public amenities or community area.

3. Major income groups are medium income or single income.

rejuvenated alley 12

Design Developmemt

Robust Urban Malaysia Habitat

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sun path orientation

positive & negative view from site

public, semi public & private zone

hierarchy of building typology

existing elements of site

courtyarf vs alley concept

Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 2

This projects inspired by the alley at Chinatown, Terengganu.

The concept of rejuvenated the alley become an attraction to increase the social interaction, and to utilise the space in-between building blocks. The residence is visually & physically connected to the alley by the orientation of layout and the link bridges. Welcoming the public from Chinatown, provide the sense of cultural by the festival decorations in between the residence blocks. The courtyard as strategy to provide the natural sense of the ground, to provide the natural ventilation, and benefit in environmental sustainability. When all the circulation space becomes a social connection space, so called the ‘social alley’, to enhance the neighbourhood bonding and social interaction.

Design Intention

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Robust Urban Malaysia Habitat

Ground Floor Plan 15

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Typical Floor Plan

Facilities Floor Plan 16

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LEVEL 14 ±105.55m

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LEVEL 13 ±102.25m

3300

LEVEL 12 ±98.95m

3300

LEVEL 11 ±95.65m

3300

LEVEL 10 ±92.35m

3300

LEVEL 9 ±89.05m

3300

LEVEL 7 ±82.45m

3300

57150

LEVEL 8 ±85.75m

3300

LEVEL 6 ±79.15m

LEVEL 5 ±75.85m

LEVEL 4 ±72.55m

LEVEL 3 ±69.25m

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6600

LEVEL 1 ±62.65m

GROUND LEVEL ±55.00m

3000

1050

GROUND LEVEL ±56.05m

6000

BASEMENT 1 ±52.00m

3000

Besides, there are 5 levels of rooftops garden at Block A and Block B which under the opening of lightweight pitch roof. The materials of community kitchen is base from what they planted in this rooftop garden.

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LEVEL 2 ±65.95m

BASEMENT 2 ±49.00m

Section A-A

3048mm (10' 0") SETBACK LINE

3300 3300

LEVEL 15 ±108.85m

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Facilities floor is a semi-public zone. While some public family can join the community kitchen, and their kids or families can enjoy the children playground and swimming pool.

Mainly for the families who send their kids to the kindergarten at the bottom level.

According to the form of this residence, others than the alley from Chinatown, the different building blocks level create the sense of hierarchy from lower form (old shop houses) to the high-rise form (future development at neighbour land), to avoid the big contrasts with the old shop houses. Thus, the lightweight pitch roof is transformed from the roof of old shophouse to make the sense of belongingness to Chinatown.

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The residences provided a cultural centre at ground floor.

Introduce some space for cultural events or activities, such as exhibition hall, gallery, outdoor performing stage, installation art, kioks and workshops.

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BOUNDARY LINE

Robust Urban Malaysia Habitat

Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 2 BOUNDARY LINE

6100mm (20' 0") SETBACK LINE

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3048mm (10' 0") SETBACK LINE

3300 3300

LEVEL 14 ±105.55m

3300

LEVEL 13 ±102.25m

3300

LEVEL 12 ±98.95m

3300

LEVEL 11 ±95.65m

3300

LEVEL 10 ±92.35m

3300

LEVEL 9 ±89.05m

LEVEL 7 ±82.45m

3300

49899

3300

LEVEL 8 ±85.75m

3300

LEVEL 6 ±79.15m

3300

LEVEL 5 ±75.85m

3300

LEVEL 4 ±72.55m

3300

LEVEL 3 ±69.25m

3300

LEVEL 2 ±65.95m

6600

LEVEL 1 ±62.65m

3000 1050

GROUND LEVEL ±56.05m GROUND LEVEL ±55.00m

3000

6000

BASEMENT 1 ±52.00m

BASEMENT 2 ±49.00m

Section B-B 19

BOUNDARY LINE

LEVEL 15 ±108.85m

3048mm (10' 0") SETBACK LINE

BOUNDARY LINE

Robust Urban Malaysia Habitat

Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 2

West Elevation

North Elevation

East Elevation

South Elevation

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Target Group

Based on the data collected from the questionnaire, the average household size in Kuala Terengganu during the year 2013 until Year 2018 are medium size family, which have 4-5 members in average.

Besides, the average range of household income in Terengganu is about RM4000 - RM5000, which are medium income group be in the majority.

Thus, this proposed residential will introduce 2 types of unit to suite the demands in Terengganu, which are TYPE A - 825 sqft and TYPE B - 590 sqft. Unit type A provided 2 + 1 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, design for medium size family with medium income; Unit type B provided 1+1 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, design for single family with medium income.

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Master of Architecture | Year 1 Semester 2

Link bridge connected from block A to block B.

Inner courtyard enhance the social interaction.

Utilise the space of corridor in between units.

Bird Eye View

Covered pedestrian walk from Kampung Cina.

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Architectural Thesis Project

Momentum Edutainment Park

@ Permas Jaya

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Project Year : 2019

omentum Edutainment park is a mix development student activities center, to target the after school time activities, especially in EXTREME sports. This design is to tackle the critical issue of crime which related to the unsupervised after-school activities. Based on the study of relationship between the current lifestyle and youth routine activities affect the social problems, this project aims to provide a secure environment and afterschool avtivities for them during their out - of school time in order to increase the attention to youth and supervised activities.

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Master of Architecture | Year 2

Crime in Johor Bahru has become a critical issue in the recent years. To reduce the issue, we target the majority population in Johor Bahru - youth generation, which are the ages of student.

Afternoon is a dangerous time for youths. There are many challenges facing youth during the out of school time. The unsupervised entertainment causes the fact in social problem among the youth.

Therefore, we need educating them and change their behavior from the current lifestyle. In fact, teens doesn’t like to study in a rigid environmnet of education, they like explore and attempt to active activities.

Unfortunately, Johor Bahru is lack of public amenities for local students. The increase of foreign investment provided all the facilities to attract the tourists. Or, the faclities are far from staying residences and sold expensive tickets to public.

Site Plan

Thus, this design is aims to provide a physical space for students to educate their social learning and behavior change by the effectiveness of games and activities, in order to reduce the social problems (such as crime, teen pregnancy), and utilise their after school time in healthy activities.

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Design Issues: 1. Unsupervised after-school hours may increase the social problems among teenagers.

2. Crime problems that related to the unsupervised teenagers socializing problem behaviour.

3. Lack of outdoor facilities for youth to release stress from the rigid education.

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MOMENTUM design concept

Momentum means the force that the force that keeps an object moving or keeps an event developing after it has started. The movement between 3 blocks are infinity, the linking of cycling ramp all around from the first block until the third block. At the bottom level, the movement are created from the water kayaking and also some outdoor activity such as extreme monkey business climbing, ice-skating, outdoor skate, rock climbing and trampoline jumping.

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Design Developmemt

Architectural Thesis Project

Design Concept Analysis

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Architectural Thesis Project

Micro Site Analysis

Bandar Baru Permas Jays is a suburb in Johor Bahru, it was established since 1990. Permas Jaya is a residential and commercial township of 1400 acres in Iskandar Malaysia.

Bandar Baru Permas Jays is a suburb in Johor Bahru, it was established since 1990. Permas Jaya is a residential and commercial township of 1400 acres in Iskandar Malaysia.

The proposed site is 4.0 acre and located at the center of Permas Jaya. It is classified as commercial zone, which is under the business district. The proposed site is next to a primary school, and the back is opposite to an oxidation pond. Beside, the proposed site is situated along the main road - Jalan Permas Utama. The frontage of site along the second main road - Jalan Permas 7 is facing an empty green lane, but it will develop as another commercial building in the future. People from residential area can acess the site from the back lane. The proposed site is also located along the public bus route to the city center. Thus, students from the 11 schools of Permas Jaya can easily acess by public transport.

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BEFORE

AFTER

The current typical lifestyle of youths in Johor Bahru are generally unhealthy.

The students almost spend a day to study in schools or tuition class.

The students who are not going for tuition after the study, will spend their time in movie, karaoke, hanging out with friends at shopping mall or cafe, etc. There are no proper physical activities space lack of supervised afterschool activities for student during their out of school time.

Besides, many parents in Johor Bahru are working at Singapore. Due to working dilemma, parents always lack of communicate with thier child. So the youth are normally live with their grandparents during the days.

Traditionally, grandparent always allowing their child to do or have whatever they want. So, the unsupervised students are more seriously in the social problems of youths.

The role of edutainment aims to social learning and behavior change. Through edutainment activities, students will be educated in the form of spiritual, leadership, teamwork, social consciousness, and self-confidence. It plays an important role for students in their exploring and learning age. Thus, getting involved in edutainment has positively impacts on their physical and mental health, preventing the social problems from spreading and lead them to the better future, as well as promote the healthy lifestyle and wellbeing in Johor Bahru.

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Architectural Thesis Project

The Momentum Edutainment Park is located at the center of Permas Jaya, which is surrounded by 11 schools within 2000m boundary. It was also located along the public bus route to Johor Bahru. By the provided link bridge for bicycle, students can easy access from their schools and residential area.

During the weekdays, the activity center is open only for students. The center will open to public during the weekends by charging the entrance fees.

According to the functionability, this building has seperated as two parts: Public Community vs Activities Center. First is to serve the public and management purpose; second, will be main for extreme sports and activities for students.

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In the first block, the space provided are food court, groceries mart, retail, cafe, management office, clinic, counceling room and kindergarten. This block genarally open to public except the second and third floor will be the student accomodation which only allowed to access by card and permission.

The second and third block are main for all the outdoor and indoor extreme sports, such as monkey business park, skateboarding, ice-skating, trampoline park, rock-wall climbing, and also the water sports at ground floor, kayaking, water polo and flowriding.

Besides, the center also provided accommodation for schools to stay for short-term activity events during the weekends.

Block 1

Block 2

Block 3

The Programs

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Architectural Thesis Project

Ground Floor Plan 31

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First Floor Plan

Second Floor Plan 32

Architectural Thesis Project

South Elevation

West Elevation 33

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Section A-A

Section B-B 34

Architectural Thesis Project

This section show the most happening of extreme activities scheme in the park, which are white water kayaking, rockwall climbing, trampoline park, water polo, flowriding, and monkey business.

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Sectional Perspective ( Section C-C ) 36

Architectural Thesis Project

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Master of Architecture | Year 2 Viewing Deck Roof - 1 Female Accommodation Level - 2 Male Accommodation Level - 3 Cycling Track (Ramp Up) - 4 Pharmacy with 2 Clinic Rooms - 5 Counseling Room - 6 Seminar Room - 7 Kids Play Area - 8 Mini Market - 9 Retails - 10 Drop-Off Area - 11 Circular linkbridge - 12 Bus Parking - 13 Monkey Business Climbing - 14 Bus Stop - 15 Open Seating Area - 16 Indoor Ice Skating - 17 Kayaking Pond - 18 Outdoor Skating - 19 Kayaking Training Area - 20 Flowriding - 21 Leaner Pool - 22 Training Pool & Water Polo - 23 Entrance from back - 24 Green Roof Deck - 25 Indoor Rock Wall Climbing - 26 Trampoline Park Free Jumping - 27 Kindergarten - 28 Study Room - 29 Accommodation’s Living Area - 30 Connected Cycling Ramp - 31 Viewing Deck Roof - 32

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MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE FACULTY OF DESIGN AND ARCHITECTURE UNIVERSITI PUTRA MALAYSIA Author by: Low Mei Qi

Graduate Architect (Part II) meiqi0506@gmail.com +6010-6604953

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